08 Apr Democrats Try to Smooth Trade Deal Passage With Labor Proposal Two top Senate Democrats, including longtime free-trade foe Sherrod Brown are crafting a labor enforcement proposal that could help ease the way for passage of President Donald Trump’s new North American trade agreement. Read more...
08 Apr Houston Ship Channel Shut as Storm Hits Chemical Disaster Site The Houston Ship Channel was shut April 7 as violent storms wracked the site of one of the worst Gulf Coast industrial disasters in 14 years. Read more...
08 Apr Mexico Border Wait Times Spike as Trump Threats Slows Traffic The southern border isn’t closed, but already it’s a mess for trucks hauling goods from Mexico to the United States, snarling traffic at some of the busiest frontier crossings in the world. Read more...
08 Apr Ina Daly Back to Defend Arizona Truck Driving Championships Title The Arizona Trucking Association is gearing up for a scorcher of a competition this year at its state truck driving championships April 13 in Tempe. This year, 177 competitors will vie for the Grand Champion title. Read more...
08 Apr About Us: Transport Topics' Top 50 Logistics Companies The Transport Topics’ Top 50 Logistics Companies is a listing of the largest logistics companies in North America. Read more...
08 Apr How Consolidation and Freight Networks Are Disrupting the Logistics Landscape Logistics companies are employing new business strategies to adapt to an ever-changing market. Read more...
08 Apr Is Amazon a Logistics Company? All Signs Point to That Should Amazon.com be considered one of the largest logistics companies in North America? The answer, according to most industry observers, is yes. And how big is that business? That question, unfortunately, can’t be answered definitively, at least not yet. Read more...
08 Apr 2018 Was a Year of Extraordinary Growth for 3PLs The two main drivers of growth for logistics companies in 2018 were an inventory buildup to beat tariffs and solid expansion in the domestic economy. Read more...
08 Apr 2019 Top 50 Logistics Companies XPO Logistics remains firmly entrenched atop Transport Topics' 2019 Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings after a meteoric rise fueled by a string of high-profile acquisitions over the last eight years. Read about the full rankings. Read more...
05 Apr Louisiana Legislators Target Billboards That Demean Truckers Louisiana’s trucking industry is pushing for a state moratorium on new highway billboards, in part because truckers are angry about trial attorney road signs that demean truckers over injury claims. Read more...